Thunder Hockey Club 2nd year left wing Roman Wainwright(26) takes some junior best USPHL/NCDC scoring with 17 goals and 18 assists in 51 games to a 2025/2026 commit at Johnson & Wales University Wildcats.
The 6′ 185 lbs. forward should score well for the CNE club.
From Detroit, MI, the 21-year old is likely ready to contribute at the next level.
RPI Engineers‘ graduate defenseman Jake Gagnon(27) signs a 1st pro deal with Anglet Hormades Pays Basque for his rookie year, 2025/2026.
The 5’10” 170 lbs. has 1 goal and 2 assists in 7 Ligue Magnus games.
He was always good for 10+ points in 3 of 4 seasons played.
From Port Claire, QC, the 24-year old blew up scoring in only 1 junior season before school.
Union College Dutchmen sophomore defenseman Joseph Messina(23) takes 2 seasons of exact 1 goal and 3 assists in 20+ games into the transfer portal to show up at Atlantic Hockey members, Canisius College Golden Griffins for 2025/2026, as a junior.
In 5 games, he has yet to record a point.
The 5’9″ 185 lbs. blue liner from Woodridge, ON did 2 seasons BCHL before college.
We look for the 23-year old to have a bit better success.
Undrafted 7th year center Josh Jooris(36) leaves North American pro hockey for a first time to sign with Lausanne HC of NLA for 2019/2020.
He departs having played 213 NHL (23-32-55) games for 5 different teams but was exclusively in the minors with Toronto Marlies last season, although signed by the parent club Toronto Maple Leafs.
The former high scoring 6’1″ 198 lbs. Union College forward has less AHL games to his credit at 160 (20-26) but suited up for an equal amount of teams as he did at the higher level.
He is now 34-years old and that hasn’t deter how well he does in Switzerland’s top hockey.
Staying with his new Swiss team for 2 seasons, he switches it up to sign with Geneve-Servette HC, where he agrees for a 4th frame and is scoring pretty well out of the gate.
Consistently producing 20+ points, he is back for a 5th season with Geneve-Servette and is scoring very well with 3 goals and 5 assists in 17 games.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ Swedish-born sophomore defenseman Theo Angesved(2) leaves to turn pro back home, as his college team takes a year off to transition to D3 play in 2026/2027.
The 5’11” 179 lbs. signed in tier 3 Hockeyettan with Tingsryds AIF and already has 4 assists in 5 games.
He played previous games in the league after junior hockey back home and even had 1 SHL appearance.
We look for the 23-year old to do well.
Rochester Jr. Americans‘ 2nd year defenseman Liam Chapman(7) takes some junior high numbers, 7 goals and 19 assists in 56 NAHL games with a +32 rating to a 2025/2026 commit at Army West Point Black Knights.
The 6’1″ 187 lbs. blue liner also had 10 assists in 12 playoff games.
From Weare, NH, the 21-year has the size to do well.
American International College Yellowjackets‘ junior center Joshua Barnes(9) is forced to find a new school for his senior year, so enters the transfer portal and now skates for Atlantic Hockey rivals, Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
The 5’10” 186 lbs. forward has college best scoring last season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 38 games.
From Cornwall, ON, the 23-year bounced around juniors a bit before school.
He already has 2 assists in 3 games in the new frame.
Bridgeport Islanders‘ technically 2nd year left wing Erik Brown(18) finally got to appeared in an almost full slate of 49 AHL games last season, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists with a +6 rating.
The former RIT Tigers‘ senior captain scored 29 goals as a junior.
At 6’2″ 194 lbs., he also scored big in 2 CCHL junior seasons for the Keene, ON native.
The 26-year old will likely continue to roll scoring totals as he plays more.
As he finishes up his 3rd season with the same team, he will move on for his next club and signs a 1-year deal with Vaasan Sport to skate games in Liiga for 2023/2024.
After skating in DEL with Lowen Frankfort last season, he signs in the lower DEL2 for 2025/2026 with Dusseldorfer EG.
7th year left wing Joseph LaBate(16) signed a 1-year AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals for 2021/2022 and is off to a nice 2 goal in 4 game start.
The very big 6’5″ 217 lbs. forward played 4 years at University Of Wisconsin Badgers, averaging 20 points per season before signing his 2-year entry deal with draft club, Vancouver Canucks (round 4, 2011, #101 overall).
He stayed with them for three campaigns and did play 13 NHL games (no points) before becoming a group 6 free agent and signing the first of three minor league contracts with Belleville Senators.
It was his 2nd run with the club, when he put up his best numbers, just a couple seasons ago, a tying 10 goals and best 16 assists and 26 points with a +19 rating.
The 28-year old, Eagan, MN native has to be looking overseas for his next play and could likely do incredibly well with that big frame.
He comes away with 5 goals and 7 assists in 56 games last season and decides to stick around, signing for 2022/2023 with Chicago Wolves.
In 53 games, he walks with a new best 11 goals and 11 assists with a +3 rating and will take that fortune to a new KHL cal with Barys Astana for 2023/2024, as he enters his 9th pro season.
For his 10th year playing pro hockey, he returns from 8 goals and 10 assists in 49 games to sign pto with Cleveland Monsters to make the team for 2024/2025.
He scores 1 goal and 3 assists in 5 games and he gets himself signed to a 1-year, 2-way contract by the parent club, Columbus Blue Jackets.
In 6 NHL games, he records an assist and is good for 8 goals and 13 assists in 51 games in the minors last season.
An unrestricted free agent, he heads back to his draft team and signs a 1-year deal with Vancouver Canucks for 2025/2026 and will likely join Calder Cup Champs Abbotsford Canucks for a little bit.
He is off to a hot start and maybe had a good training camp that sets him for a 1st NHL game with the team since 2017.
University Of Southern Maine Huskies‘ senior defenseman Jackson Legro(3) transferred out of 3 years at Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen.
The 6’4″ 209 lbs. blue liner has never been big on the scoresheet.
From Brentwood, NH, the 20-year old signed a 1st pro contract with Monroe Mocassins.
In 5 FPHL games, he had 1 assist.
He will need a contract for 2025/2026.
Well, he signed and started the new season with Pee Dee Pride, but was dished to Danbury Hat Tricks.
